Proposal for a Council Regulation adopting autonomous measures concerning the importation of fish and fishery products originating in the Slovak Republic
Date: 2002-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, fish, fishery product, import, originating product, trade policy

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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Proposal for a Council Regulation adopting autonomous measures concerning the importation of
fish and fishery products originating in the Slovak Republic

(2002/C 151 E/24)

COM(2002) 140 final — 2002/0065(ACC)

(Submitted by the Commission on 15 March 2002)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

provided for in the new Additional Protocol to the Europe
Agreement,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 1

Whereas:

(1) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between
the European Communities and their Member States, of the
one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part (1),
provides
fish and fishery
for certain concessions
products, which are listed in its Annex XV.

for

(2) Annex XV of the Europe Agreement has been replaced by
the text contained in Annex I to the Protocol for the adap-
tation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement (2).

(3) In accordance with the directives issued by the Council on
29 May 2000, negotiations with Slovakia on a new
Additional Protocol
to the Europe Agreement were
concluded on 25 January 2001.

(4) The new Additional Protocol, based on Article 21(5) and
for

the Europe Agreement, provides

Article 24 of
concessions on fish and fishery products.

(5) A swift

implementation of

forms an
essential part of the results of the negotiations for the
conclusion of a new Additional Protocol to the Europe
Agreement with Slovakia.

the agreement

(6) Slovakia will take all useful

autonomous basis,
simultaneous
Community provided for in the Additional Protocol.

legislative provisions, on an
in order to enable the reciprocal and
to the

implementation of

concessions

(7) It is therefore appropriate for the Community to adopt
concessions

autonomous measures

introducing

the

arrangements

1.
The
the
fish and fishery products originating in the
Community of
Slovak Republic, as set out in Articles 2 and 3 below, shall
modify the Europe Agreement with the Slovak Republic.

importation

into

the

for

implementation measures

From the date of entry into force of the new Additional
2.
Protocol
the
to the Europe Agreement with Slovakia,
concessions provided therein shall apply taking account of
adopted by both
the
that date.
Parties,
Accordingly, on the date of entry into force of the Additional
Protocol, its provisions shall replace and supersede the relevant
provisions of this Regulation.

in a reciprocal manner,

in advance of

already

Article 2

As from 1 January 2002, the Community shall eliminate the
tariff duties applied to all the products covered by Annex XV
the
the Europe Agreement, as replaced by Annex I of
of
Protocol
the
the trade aspects of
Europe Agreement with the Slovak Republic.

the adaptation of

for

Article 3

As from 1 January 2002,
the Community shall apply a
one-third reduction of the tariff duties on all other fish and
fishery products, as defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation
(EC) No 104/2000 (3).

As from 1 January 2003, the Community shall apply a further
one-third reduction of the tariff duties as they were at the time
this Regulation became applicable.

As from 1 January 2004, the Community shall eliminate the
tariff duties on all fish and fishery products.

Article 4

The calculation of the reductions mentioned in Article 3 will
be carried out using common mathematical principles.

(1) OJ L 359, 31.12.1994, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 306, 16.11.1998.

(3) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.

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In particular, the following rules shall apply:

Article 5

(a) all the figures which have less than 50 (included) after the
decimal point shall be rounded down to the nearest whole
number;

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

(b) all the figures which have more than 50 after the decimal
point shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number;

(c) all the tariffs below 2 % shall automatically be fixed at 0 %.

It shall apply from 1 January 2002.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States.